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P:\HANADMIN\TYPE\Archive\Hansard\March 8 Aft-9A.Wpd March 8, 2006 Alberta Hansard 283 Legislative Assembly of Alberta The Speaker: Hon. Member for Edmonton-Castle Downs, do you have another one? Title: Wednesday, March 8, 2006 1:30 p.m. Date: 06/03/08 Mr. Lukaszuk: Yes, Mr. Speaker. Thank you. On behalf of our [The Speaker in the chair] Minister of Advanced Education and MLA for Edmonton-Whitemud it’s my pleasure today to introduce to you and through you to head: Prayers members of this Assembly 26 enthusiastic grade 6 students along with their teacher, Ms Colette Coumont, and parent helper Ms Renée The Speaker: Good afternoon. Brown from Archbishop Joseph MacNeil school in the constituency Let us pray. Grant that we the members of our province’s of Edmonton-Whitemud. They’re here today to observe and learn Legislature fulfill our office with honesty and integrity. May our with interest about our government. They are seated in the public first concern be for the good of all our people. Let us be guided by our deliberations this day. Amen. gallery, and I’d ask them all to rise and accept our traditional warm Please be seated. welcome. head: Introduction of Visitors The Speaker: The hon. Member for Whitecourt-Ste. Anne. The Speaker: The hon. Minister of Municipal Affairs. Mr. VanderBurg: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It’s a pleasure to rise and introduce to you and through you to everyone here in the Mr. Renner: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’m pleased to introduce to Assembly today 20 special guests from my constituency. The you and through you to all Members of the Legislative Assembly ECHO Society, which stands for Empowering Citizens for Health four individuals who are contributing in a very significant way to and Opportunity, is a wonderful organization that provides rehabili- municipalities in Alberta. These individuals are members of the tation services to Albertans in the communities of Whitecourt, newly established Minister’s Council on Municipal Sustainability. Mayerthorpe, and Fox Creek that have developmental and physical The sustainability of municipalities is a major priority for this disabilities as well as those caused by brain injury. Along with the government. To that end I look forward to continuing our work Minister of Restructuring and Government Efficiency I had the together. pleasure of joining this very vibrant group of Albertans for a photo I want to thank these representatives for coming to the Legislature earlier this afternoon. I’d ask my guests to stand and receive the today. Accompanying the individuals that I will be introducing are traditional warm welcome of this Assembly. several of their key staff members who also are contributing in a significant way to the minister’s council. They’re seated in the Ms Evans: Mr. Speaker, it’s a distinct pleasure and honour today to members’ gallery, and I will ask them to rise and accept the warm introduce some dignitaries from the Aga Khan University Hospital welcome of the Assembly after I’ve introduced them. From the city in Nairobi, a nondenominational institution. The education provided of Edmonton Mayor Stephen Mandel; former Member of the at this university hospital is second to none in recognizing men, Legislative Assembly and president of the Alberta Urban Municipal- women, and people of all different ethnic groups and persuasions. ities Association, AUMA, Mr. Bob Hawkesworth; the president of They are meeting today with three of our public organizations – the Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties, Mr. Capital Health, the Alberta Cancer Board, the University of Alberta Don Johnson. And please recognize the mayor of Calgary, Mr. Dave – to create a partnership and relationship to deliver health services Bronconnier. I don’t see him there, although he might be hiding in Nairobi, Kenya. around the podium. I know he’s joining us for meetings later on this In the gallery are Dr. Mushtaq Ahmed, the chief physician at Aga afternoon. Khan University Hospital and the associate dean of Aga Khan University; Galeb Gulam, a senior executive and the chief financial The Speaker: The hon. Member for Edmonton-Castle Downs. officer at Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi; Dr. Farrok Karsan, who is based at the Aga Khan University Hospital in Mr. Lukaszuk: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Indeed, it’s a pleasure for me to introduce a person who is very familiar to most members of Karachi, Pakistan, and is also assisting the Nairobi hospital. It’s this Assembly. I’m sure you hold him in memory as well, Mr. wonderful to go on the web and see what they are doing in Pakistan Speaker. He has made many of our debates in this Chamber very as well. From Capital Health in Edmonton very familiar faces: colourful. He was my seatmate and officemate and sat in this Allaudin Merali, the executive vice-president and chief financial Chamber from 2001 to 2004. That’s Mr. Brent Rathgeber, former officer; and one of my personal favourites, vice-president Brian MLA for Edmonton-Calder. I would ask him to rise and receive the Hlus. Would our guests please rise and receive the warm welcome traditional warm welcome of our Assembly. of the House. head: Introduction of Guests The Speaker: The hon. Member for Lethbridge-East. The Speaker: The hon. Minister of Justice and Attorney General. Ms Pastoor: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise to introduce my guest, and I have to assume that he might be sitting behind me because I Mr. Stevens: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. On behalf of the Minister of can’t see him, so I’ll go ahead. I’d like to introduce to you and Education it’s my pleasure to introduce to you and through you to through you an Albertan who has cared very deeply and has spent members of the Assembly some of the very best and brightest inordinate amounts of his personal time working on the plight of students in all of Edmonton, 64 grade 6 students from Blessed Kateri those in continuing care, and I’d ask for the traditional warm elementary school, located in Edmonton-Mill Creek, who are welcome of this home – House. I’ve been here too long. My guest accompanied by their teachers Ray Brooks, Robert Burghardt, and is Robert Warden. Darlene Payne. I’d ask them to please now rise and receive the Thank you. traditional warm welcome of the Assembly. 284 Alberta Hansard March 8, 2006 The Speaker: The hon. Member for Edmonton-Mill Woods. immense significance of today. Expressing this importance is a quote often attributed to a great Chinese leader, who said, “Women Mrs. Mather: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It is a pleasure to rise and hold up half the sky.” It is a call for us to respect and value women introduce to you and through you to all hon. Members of this here and around the globe. Legislative Assembly a group of concerned daycare owners. They In Alberta a number of events will honour this special occasion: are with us today in the gallery to show their support for the national a candle-lighting ceremony in Banff, a documentary film presenta- daycare program. I would like to ask them to please rise as I tion in Calgary, an International Women’s Day round-table at the introduce them: Suzanne Vokurka, Gillian Jobs, Edda Hunter, University of Alberta women’s centre, a celebration dinner hosted Connie Nye, Zsolt Maraitar, Tammy Adams, Ellie McEvoy, and Liz by the Edson and District Community Learning Society, and a Barker. Please join me in extending the traditional warm welcome discussion on international perspectives on women and leadership in of the Assembly. Lethbridge. Mr. Speaker, there are many more events around the province and more going on than simple celebrations. The Speaker: The hon. Member for Calgary-Varsity. Canadians will mark the 25th anniversary of the United Nations convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against Mr. Chase: Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. It is a pleasure to women. This international treaty pledges equal rights, opportunities, rise and introduce to you and through you to all hon. Members of and responsibilities for men and women. Alberta will join other this Legislative Assembly a group of concerned daycare owners. Canadian governments in New Brunswick this September for a They are with us today in the gallery to show their support for the national meeting to discuss women’s issues, including the United national daycare program. I would like to ask them to rise as I Nations treaty. This will be the 25th anniversary of our national collaboration. introduce them: Janet Albury from Wee Care Family Day Homes in Mr. Speaker, on this International Women’s Day I ask members Fort Saskatchewan, Lovena Satdeo from Edmonton Family Day of this House to join me and communities around the province in Homes, Debbie Pageé of the North Edmonton Family Day Home celebrating, acknowledging, and supporting the achievements of Agency, Natasha McCartney from the town of Beaumont, Natalie women in Alberta and around the world. Wezler, also from the town of Beaumont, Charlene Ellison of Thank you, sir. Northalta Family Day Homes out of Edmonton, and another person from the family day homes, Barbara Raliszur. Please join me in The Speaker: The hon. Member for Edmonton-Centre on behalf of extending the traditional warm welcome of this Assembly. the Official Opposition. 1:40 The Speaker: The hon. leader of the third party. Ms Blakeman: Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, and thank you for the opportunity to respond to the ministerial statement on Mr. Mason: Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I’m delighted International Women’s Day.
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